pipinong gubat
pipinong gubat - ( pi-pi-nong gu-bat ; Tagalog fruit; dw Span. pepino [cucumber] > Tag. pipino + gubat [forest]) [ n. ] creeping cucumber (sc.name: Melothria pendula, Linn .) \ wild cucumber . pipinong ihalas in Cebuano and Boholano a.k.a. pipinong ligaw in Tagalog A variety of very tiny cucumber having a smooth and watermelon-like berry. The plant is a perennial climbing vine and can be found all over the Philippine archipelago, and in some other countries on the other side of the world. This pipinong ihalas I found on the roadside of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental is strikingly similar in size, shape, color, and taste (yes, I tried it) to that of pipinong gubat in Malolos, Bulacan and in Silang, Cavite. It bears tiny oblong-elliptic yellow-green berries which turn black when matured and ripe that grows 10 to 20 millimeters long, and about 12 to 15 millimeters in diameter. The crisp young green...